Machine for printing from films or plates.



No. 884,516. PATENTED APR.14,1908.

0.1;. MORGAN. MACHINE FOR PRINTING FROM FILMS 0R PLATES.

APPLIQATIOR IILBD AUG. 8. 1907.

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MACHINE FOR PRINTING FROM FILMS UR PLATES.

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MACHINE FOR PRINTING FROM FILMS OR PLATES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April14, 1908.

Application flled August a, 1907. Serial No. 887,659.

To allwhomit may concern A Be it known that I, CLYDE G. MORGAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mount Vernon, in the county of Lawrence and State, of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Im rovements in Machines ilms or Plates; and I do declare the followin to be a full, clear, and

exact description the invention, such as.

Ll-enable others skilled in the art to which it a pertains to make and use the same.

is invention has relation to new and useful im rovements in machines for printing from fiIms and plates, and has for its principal object to provide a simple and economical device of this character, whereby prints.

may be made from films or plates in a convenient and expeditious manner, and with a minimum of labor.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combination of parts, illustrated in the drawings, and articularly pointed out in the appended claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front end view of a printing machine, constructed in accordance with the invention, the front door removed; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the front door in position ,Fig. 3 is a plan view ,Fig. 4 is a central, longitudinal, sectional view, the door closed; Fig. 5 is a detail view of a plate holder, that may be employed in carrying out the invention; and ig. 6 is a diagrammatic view, showing an arrangement or electrical connection whereby the light em loyed or used in the casing o the machine or making an exposure may be extinguished when the front door is opened. I

In the embodiment illustrated, a casing or boxin 1, having its rear end closed b a respondin mova le door 2, and having arrange at its front or Spposite end a suitable frame 3, is shown. aid frame 3 is provided with 0(penings 4 and 5 at its upper and lower en respectively, and with recesses 6 in the inner faces of its sides to receive'a suitable glass 6, havin arranged over its outer face suitable, flexib e black material 7, having a suitable opening 8 in its lower end to expose a correportion of the glass. A suitable roller 9, aving a ratchet 10 at one end and a crank 11 at said end is journaled in suitable hearings on top and at the front end of the casing, the crank being journaled in a bracket bearing 12, and the opposite end of the roller in the free end of a spring 13, secured at its opposite end to the top of the casing. A disk 14 is arranged on the end of said roller, adjacent to said s ring, and a s ring 15 is attached at one our to the top of t e casing, and provided at its opposite or free end with a suitable opening 16, adapted to engage the teeth of said ratchet, for preventing a retrograding movement of sai( roller 9. A roller 17'hav1ngcircular flanges or end pieces 18 is arranged under the casing and is journaled in position by a rod 19 adapted to be inserted through the roller, and through corresponding apertures of hangers 20, attached to the bottom of the casing in vertical alinement,

with the bearings, for said first mentioned roller. A door 21 is hinged at its lower end, immediately in front of said lass 6, and is rovided entirely across its wi thin its inner ace and near its lower end with a mortise or recess 21,-adapted to receive a corres ending board or strip 22, which is flush wit the inner face of said door when closed. Two raising members 23 are attached to the said board or stri ass through the door and are provided wit heads 24, adapted to engage eggaging members 25 arranged in any suita the door is opened the board orstrip will be ressed inwardly by the engagement of the lieads of the raising members with the engaging members. An automatically operated button 26 is arranged in the front door, at a suitable point above said board or strip 22 and normally projects or protrudes some little distance inwardly of the door, the purpose of which will be disclosed. A light 26 is arranged on top of the casin adjacent to and in rear of the roller 9, an a light 27 in the casing, it being desirous that said light 26' should burn continuousl and the light 27 be extinguished when the door is opened. To accom lish this the following arrange ment may e adapted. An extension plu 28.

is arranged to be attached to a globe soc et. Two wires 29 are connected from this socket to the light 26, establishing a circuit through said light, which will burn no matter whether they door is closed or opened. From said light, a wire 30 runs to the light 27, and from one side of the light 27 a wire 31 runs to a metallic plate 32, attached to the frame at a suitable point. A wire 33 also runs from the light 26 to a metallic plate 34, attached to the outer face of the-door and a contact screw works through the plate 34 and is adapted to e manner in front of the door, so that when 1 enga e late 32 when the door is closed and estab is a circuit through the light 27 in the casing. From the arrangement shown it will be seen that light 26 wil burn continuously, no matter whether the door is opened or closed, and the light 27 in-the casing will be extinguished when the door is opened, as the circuit will thereby be broken. Any other arrangement that fairly falls within the scope of the invention may be employed to oak? out the above object.

ter the film 35 has been developed and dried one end is attached to the roller 17, located under the casing by slipping it under a fastenin wire 36, arran ed between the ends of the ro er. After rol ing the film up tight on this roller, the free end of the same is passed upward through the openings in the ame 3 at the front end of the casing, and is fastened to the roller 9 arranged on top of the casing by a fastenin wire or member 37. The machine is then rea y for printing, which is accomplished in the following manner: The front door is swung open, and owing to the engagement of the raising member 23, with the engagin members 25, the board or strip 22 is presse inwardly beyond the inner face of the door, and serves as a support for the sensitized pa er, placed on the inner face -of the door. T e sensitized paper being in this position, the crank 18 is turned until the film comes in proper position over the ex osed part of the glass 6. The door is then 0 osed, and the sensitized paper pressed against the film, the circuit through the ht 27 being at thesame time established, y the light passinghx' through the exposed art of the glass t ough the film. The oor is then swung open,: when the sensitized paper falls through the opening at the lower end of the frame into a suitable box or other rece tacle, arranged there under. When the oor is swung open, the automaticall operated button swings into its origina position and greatl facilitates in the discharge of the sensitize paper through the opening at the lower end of the frame. As soon as the reuired number of prints have been made om the film, the crank is turned until the next one comes into position, and the printing rocess continues until the entire roll has een rinted. After the entire film has been use for printing, it is rolled onthe roller 9 and removed by detachin the spring 13 from the adjacent end of the IQ ler, and removin the disk 14. In order to accommodate t e different sized films, the exposed part of the glass is varied as described.

When it is desirous to rint from plates, the glass 6 is removed and a plate holder 38 inserted in its stead. In the drawings, I

have shown a form of plate holder which is preferably employed. This plate holder is provided with an openin 39 in its lower end, so arranged as to be on a evel with the upper sauna edge of the board or strip 22 when the paper is placed on the door for printing, so that no matter what size plate is used it will be in position to print. A suitable frame 30 of t in flexible material, such as celluloid, is arranged at the opening in the plate holder to receive the plate, a piece of felt 40 or other suitable material being arranged at the u prer end of the frame to prevent the lig t om passing upward and exposing the sensitive paper.

From the fore oing description, taken in connection with tie accompanyin drawings, the construction and operation 0 the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended ex lanation.

,VGIIOUS changes in the orm, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus particularly described my invention, whatI claim as new and desire to secure liy Letters-Patent, is:

1. n a machine of the character described,

the combination of a casing, a lass removably arran ed at one end of t e casin ,a

doonhinge to the casing in front of the'g ass,

a spring actuated button, arranged in, the

door and normally projectingibeyond the inner face of the same, a transverse strip arranged at the hinged end of the door in positionto engage the lass, and means for raising the strip when t e door is swun open.

2. In a machine of the character escribed, the combination of the casing, a' frame arranged at one end thereof, ada ted to receive a glass or a plate holder, a oor hinged to the casing in position to be received by the frame, a transversely disposed strip mortised in the inner face of .the door at its hinged end, a sprin actuated ,button arran ed in the door a ove said. strip to normal 1y project beyond the inner face thereof, an e ectric light arranged in the casing an means for establishin a circuit through the light, when the door is closed and breaking the circuit when the door is opened.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination with a casing, of an up ht frame arranged at one end thereof, a p ate arranged in the frame, said plate havi only a portion of its outside face expose means for leading a film in front of the glass, an upright door pivoted to the casing in position to swin in a vertical lane in front of the glass an to be pressed against the film, a transversel disposed strip mortised in the inner face of the door, means for raising said strip when the door is swung into open position, an electric light arranged within the casi and connections for establishing a circuit through said li ht when i the door is closed and for breaking t e circuit when the door is swung open.

4. A machine'of the'char'acter s ecified, embracing a casing, a glass arrange at one i end ofthe casing, an open frame arranged at said end of the casing, the end pieces of the -frame'being formed with lon itu-dinal openings to receive the ends of t e lass and to permit the passage of a film in rent of andagainst the lass, a transversely disposed strip mortise in the inner face of the door,

means for raising said strip when the door is swung into open position and means for leadingra film in front of the glass.

5'. A machine of the character s eci-fied,

embracing a casing, a glass arrange at one end thereof, an open frame formed with openings in its end pieces to receive the lass and to permit of the passage of'rk. film in ont responding leading a 111 the inner face 0 the door and means for raising sald strip when the door 1s swung into open position.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CLYDE G. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM FREDRICK, JOHN C. TURK. 

